Cotton-chopper



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HENRY G. CADY, OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS.

COTTON-CHOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 314.104, dated March 17, 1885. Application tiled November 20, 1884. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRYI GQCADY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pine Bluff, in the county of Jefferson and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton0hoppers, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. l

My invention pertains to an improvement in cotton-cultivators; and it consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of the parts, substantially as hereinafter more fully shown and described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional detail view, and Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are detail views. Y

In the construction of my cotton-cultivator I rigidly combine with the clevissbeam A the aring beams B and'C, and near the junction of these beams suitably secure upon the clevisbeam A the transverse scraperbeam D, having attached thereto by ordinary means the standards a of the scrapers E, arranged one on either side of the clevis-beam.

To the clevis-beam A the two corresponding cup beams b are pivotally secured by means of the nutted bolt b', which is passed through a coincident orifice in it and in each of the beams B and C. The nutted bolt b is loosely fitted in said beam-orifices to enable the elevation or lowering of the cup-beams b.

The metallic cups C2, which are cast integral with their standards C', (see Fig. 3,) are each provided with a shoulder or washer, d, and a clutch-bar, e. The bars e are inserted in corresponding slots, f, formed in the cylindric hub F, and when they are thus inserted and slightly turned to prevent their withdrawal metallic hoop-bands G (see Fig. 5) are slipped down over the slots, and one projects over each end of the bars e, and the bands G, having screw-orifices G,are screwed 5 to hub F, having coincident screw-orifices G2,

which holds the standards C securely and prevents their withdrawal from the hub.

The keg-shaped cylindric hub F is provided in either lateral1 face or head thereof with a g", which has its bearings in the cup-beams b.

' Thus constructed and arranged the metallic cups C2 and their stanldards may be separately removed and replaced with new ones when broken, and their sharpened rims be resharpened when dulled by use. The cylindric hub F of the metallic cups C2, having its bearing in the pivoted beams, is rendered adjustable as to altitude to suit the varying character of the work or for other obvious reasons by means of the screw-bar I, (see Fig. 2,) having the inverted head h, whereon rests the transverse stud j, which spans and rigidly connects the cup-beams b. The screw-bar I is also provided with the nuts k and k', the former being screwed down and rigidly secured against the lstud j, and the latter in like manner affixedto the top of the platform L, which is secured on top of the beams B and C.

The screw-bar I at its upper end is provided with a transverse orifice, wherein is inserted the actuating-rod fi', which, when revolved, causes the screw-bar to ascend or de scend in the nut k', rigidly secured te platformL, which platform is provided with a vertical orifice for reception of the screw-bar,

as shown, and thus the beam b, carrying the metallic cups C2, may be readily elevated and lowered.

The nut k may be removed in case the soil to be cultivated is stony, or for any cause it may be desirable to quickly elevateand lower the cups C2 to a distance greater than can readilybe accomplished with the screw-bar Iwithout stopping the cultivator during the cultivating process.

The shovels H are secured to the beams B and C by ordinary means.

Having thus fully described my invention, what -I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a cotton-chopper, the pvoted beams b, cylindric hub F, carrying the metallic cups C2, and the nutted rod I,substantially as shown and described.

2. In a cottonchopper, the metallic cups C2, having standards G,washers d, and clutchbars e, secured to the cylindric hub F by hoops G, substantially as shown and described.

3. A cotton-chopper having the Scrapers E and shovels H, in combination with the pivoted beams Z1, cylindric hub F, metallic cups IOO C2, and nntted rod I, Asubstantially as shown In testimony whereof I afx my signature in and described.

4. The screw-bar I, having actuating-rod i', head h, arranged beneath the transverse stud HENRY G GABY' 5 j, nut 7c', secured t0 platform L, and nut k, seL Witnesses:

cured to stud j, substantially as shown and for J. NOTA. MOGILL, the purpose described. I l H. J. SCHNEIDER.

presence of two Witnesses. 

